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The '''Bohdan Khmelnytsky Battalion''', or '''Bogdan Khmelnitsky Battalion''' ({{Lang-ru|Батальон Богдана Хмельницкого}}) is a Russian volunteer battalion formed in February 2023, from Ukrainian [[POW]]s that have [[defected]] to the [[Russian Army]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://theatlasnews.co/conflict/2023/02/26/russia-announces-new-battalion-comprised-of-ukrainian-prisoners-of-war/ | title=Russia Announces New Battalion, Comprised of Ukrainian Prisoners of War | Atlas News | date=26 February 2023 }}</ref>The battalion is named after [[Bohdan Khmelnytsky]], a [[Ruthenians|Ruthenian]] nobleman and [[Hetman]] of the [[Zaporozhian Host]], which was under the suzerainty of the [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]] at the time of his rule. |
The '''Bohdan Khmelnytsky Battalion''', or '''Bogdan Khmelnitsky Battalion''' ({{Lang-ru|Батальон Богдана Хмельницкого}}) is a Russian "volunteer battalion" formed in February 2023, allegedly from Ukrainian [[POW]]s that have [[defected]] to the [[Russian Army]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://theatlasnews.co/conflict/2023/02/26/russia-announces-new-battalion-comprised-of-ukrainian-prisoners-of-war/ | title=Russia Announces New Battalion, Comprised of Ukrainian Prisoners of War | Atlas News | date=26 February 2023 }}</ref>The battalion is named after [[Bohdan Khmelnytsky]], a [[Ruthenians|Ruthenian]] nobleman and [[Hetman]] of the [[Zaporozhian Host]], which was under the suzerainty of the [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]] at the time of his rule. |
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The battalion was created in February 2023 in the [[Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine|Russian-occupied part of Donetsk Oblast]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-state-media-ukrainian-pows-will-fight-for-russia-in-ukraine/ | title=Russian state media: Ukrainian POWs will fight for Russia in Ukraine | date=28 October 2023 }}</ref> The formation's commander, Andrii Tyshchenko, told [[RIA Novosti]], that they recruited around 70 Ukrainian POWs in February alone. Some sources state that up to 200 Ukrainian POWs have joined.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://dan-news.ru/en/defence/200-ukrainian-pows-ready-to-fight-for-russia/ | title=200 Ukrainian POWs ready to fight for Russia | date=23 February 2023 }}</ref> RIA Novosti calls the battalion "volunteer," claiming that its members joined the formation voluntarily, having accepted Russian citizenship if they joined the battalion. Acting head of the [[Donetsk People's Republic]] [[Denis Pushilin]] claimed on February 27 that some of the Ukrainian POWs kept in the region were beginning to quote: "realize their guilt and believed they must make up for it by siding with Russia".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://tass.com/politics/1583199 | title=About 70 former Ukrainian troops apply for Russian citizenship to join volunteer battalion }}</ref> It was reported that after taking an oath, the battalion was deployed to an unspecified part of the frontline. |
The battalion was created in February 2023 in the [[Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine|Russian-occupied part of Donetsk Oblast]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-state-media-ukrainian-pows-will-fight-for-russia-in-ukraine/ | title=Russian state media: Ukrainian POWs will fight for Russia in Ukraine | date=28 October 2023 }}</ref> The formation's alleged commander, Andrii Tyshchenko, told [[RIA Novosti]], that they recruited around 70 Ukrainian POWs in February alone. Some sources state that up to 200 Ukrainian POWs have joined.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://dan-news.ru/en/defence/200-ukrainian-pows-ready-to-fight-for-russia/ | title=200 Ukrainian POWs ready to fight for Russia | date=23 February 2023 }}</ref> RIA Novosti calls the battalion "volunteer," claiming that its members joined the formation "voluntarily, having accepted Russian citizenship if they joined the battalion." Coercion of POWs into combat would violate the Article 23 of the [[Geneva Convention]] on Prisoners of War, which says that "no prisoner of war may at any time be sent to or detained in areas where he may be exposed to the fire of the combat zone." Acting head of the [[Donetsk People's Republic]] [[Denis Pushilin]] claimed on February 27 that some of the Ukrainian POWs kept in the region were beginning to quote: "realize their guilt and believed they must make up for it by siding with Russia".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://tass.com/politics/1583199 | title=About 70 former Ukrainian troops apply for Russian citizenship to join volunteer battalion }}</ref> It was reported that after taking an oath, the battalion was deployed to an unspecified part of the frontline.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.yahoo.com/russian-state-media-ukrainian-pows-092646878.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGpz2dT8CP2IXTW0HproUeIrfF0OBVbxNsx0Xy-E07hf_S9zBRlRC8U42eFXl8C_bkfr8HZTTlW32itAKmgoY0EDs5zusKgHVxmVNnAGDKQVMDLQUfnjp7pwGiDAlAl-Q40chyB4LSyBt8ZhCNkxcGQkBCfuTJFKUiDwRw-2xrvs | title=Russian state media: Ukrainian POWs will fight for Russia in Ukraine | date=28 October 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-to-deploy-ukrainian-pow-battalion-to-front-lines-coercion-fears-isw-2023-10 | title=Fears Ukrainian POWs have been coerced to fight against their fellow citizens by Russia, says ISW | website=[[Business Insider]] }}</ref> |
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| Bohdan Khmelnytsky Battalion | |
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| Батальон Богдана Хмельницкого | |
| File:Unit insignia of the Bohdan Khmelnytsky battalion.jpg Unit insignia | |
| Founded | February 2023 |
| Allegiance |  Russia |
| Type | Militia |
| Size | Unknown |
| Engagements | |
The Bohdan Khmelnytsky Battalion, or Bogdan Khmelnitsky Battalion (Russian: Батальон Богдана Хмельницкого) is a Russian "volunteer battalion" formed in February 2023, allegedly from Ukrainian POWs that have defected to the Russian Army.[1]The battalion is named after Bohdan Khmelnytsky, a Ruthenian nobleman and Hetman of the Zaporozhian Host, which was under the suzerainty of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth at the time of his rule.
The battalion was created in February 2023 in the Russian-occupied part of Donetsk Oblast.[2] The formation's alleged commander, Andrii Tyshchenko, told RIA Novosti, that they recruited around 70 Ukrainian POWs in February alone. Some sources state that up to 200 Ukrainian POWs have joined.[3] RIA Novosti calls the battalion "volunteer," claiming that its members joined the formation "voluntarily, having accepted Russian citizenship if they joined the battalion." Coercion of POWs into combat would violate the Article 23 of the Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War, which says that "no prisoner of war may at any time be sent to or detained in areas where he may be exposed to the fire of the combat zone." Acting head of the Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin claimed on February 27 that some of the Ukrainian POWs kept in the region were beginning to quote: "realize their guilt and believed they must make up for it by siding with Russia".[4] It was reported that after taking an oath, the battalion was deployed to an unspecified part of the frontline.[5][6]
References
- ^ "Russia Announces New Battalion, Comprised of Ukrainian Prisoners of War | Atlas News". 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Russian state media: Ukrainian POWs will fight for Russia in Ukraine". 28 October 2023.
- ^ "200 Ukrainian POWs ready to fight for Russia". 23 February 2023.
- ^ "About 70 former Ukrainian troops apply for Russian citizenship to join volunteer battalion".
- ^ "Russian state media: Ukrainian POWs will fight for Russia in Ukraine". 28 October 2023.
- ^ "Fears Ukrainian POWs have been coerced to fight against their fellow citizens by Russia, says ISW". Business Insider.
